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« Reply #105 on: January 20, 2010 4:23 am »
The shoebox has been getting a little bit of attention lately.  Besides putting the rockers in, I'm doing a little minor metal replacement, body work on the decklid, and a little bit of fun stuff... As stated before, my goal is to get all of the bodywork on the car done before we chop it.  Hopefully this will make the job less overwhelming.

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Today I started frenching the headlights with the '52-'54 Ford headlight rings I got from Tom.  They were just what I needed Tom, thank you!  I will be putting a small peak in the fenders running from the headlight ring to where the fender peaks in an effort to mimic the hood.

I ended up using the stock '49 headlight buckets, but instead of switching tabs, welding nuts on the front side, or doing any of that monkey business, I decided to try to just screw them in from the backside using the stock screws.  This worked pretty well, however there was a small gap between the stainless headlight retainer ring and the stainless headlight bezel.  Not good.  I then trimmed the 1/8" edge off of the headlight buckets and the small tab that originally was the mounting point for the screw that held in the original headlight trim ring.  Still with me?  Here are some pictures to help explain.

The first one shows the headlight bucket mounted in the fender.  Note the screw coming out of the fender instead of going into it.  The second photo shows the headlight bucket with 1/8" edge removed compared to the last photo on the right.
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« Reply #106 on: January 20, 2010 4:29 am »
And with the new headlight rings installed...

Still a lot of finish work to do to make them look right... It'll be a week or so before I'm happy with them.
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« Reply #107 on: January 20, 2010 4:47 am »
I like it, looks cute!
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« Reply #108 on: January 20, 2010 1:48 pm »
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.  They were just what I needed Tom, thank you!  I will be putting a small peak in the fenders running from the headlight ring to where the fender peaks in an effort to mimic the hood.


I was wondering if you were going to use the peaks..........glad they worked out for you.
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« Reply #109 on: January 20, 2010 5:51 pm »
Cant wait to see the peaks completed, looks great!
On the Chevy I just welded screws a little longer than the stock ones from the front of the lip on the fender, with nuts on the back (will be switched to nylocks when is all said and done). Ill peep at yours when I get in the shop tonight
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« Reply #110 on: February 04, 2010 3:18 pm »
Its lookin pretty tits! cant wait to see it in person. Ride height is dead balls on!

I think you should call it "Pinky Tuscadero" :-)
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« Reply #111 on: February 06, 2010 7:51 pm »
I know all of you except those that have seen the shoebox in person are eagerly awaiting the next chapter in this romance novel between myself and "sexy sadie" so here goes...


As promised, I've been working slowly but steadily on the headlight area.  I decided I needed a peak to mimic the hood, so I used some 1/4" rod again for the basic structure. Once I found the basic line I was going for, I welded in the rod and shaped in some 18g filler panels on each side of the rod so I wouldn't have to use so much lead.  I still ran out of lead.
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« Reply #112 on: February 06, 2010 8:01 pm »
The leading process is a funny one.  Just getting the hang of it takes about ten minutes or so, and getting good at it takes much longer.  RacerJ was the right hand man with this process, and once we figured out who should hold the paddle, torch, or lead, we had it made.*  I had pre-tinned the sheetmetal in advance, so all we had to do was start adding the heavy stuff...  After about a half hour or forty five minutes, this is what we were looking at.  The Driver's side turned out to be a little smoother (we knew what we were doing by then) and although I've got things sort of roughed-in, i won't post up progress pics until tomorrow.



* The easiest way to divide the duties is to have one person man the lead and the other man the paddle and torch.  It is much easier to control the heat and paddle it the way you want than to control the lead and explain how you want it shaped.... :)
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« Reply #113 on: February 07, 2010 1:22 am »
At-a-boy Joel.  Coming along nicely.
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« Reply #114 on: February 09, 2010 7:13 am »
The headlights are starting to look right I think..

Here's a sneak peak for all of you curious cats out there in Koolsville...
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« Reply #115 on: February 09, 2010 7:47 am »
Lookin pretty swanky.
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« Reply #116 on: February 09, 2010 1:31 pm »
Hey Joel, What tip were you using to melt the lead. I have done some lead work in the past and it’s a fine line between it sticking where you want and running on the floor. I hope you wearing a mask when you grind or file the lead and remember not to lick your fingers.  :roll:
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« Reply #117 on: February 09, 2010 2:02 pm »
Looks great Joel.
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« Reply #118 on: February 09, 2010 3:35 pm »
"Joel Speed Shop it" has been redefined! Nice work!
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« Reply #119 on: February 09, 2010 3:38 pm »
Yeah, leading turned out real nice on the headlights. I really like the peak you put on them. Are you gonna do the same on the seam on the rear quarters? I've been thinking on doing mine that way. Keep it up, man!
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